Finland's leading commercial broadcaster MTV, commissioner of TV hits "Conflict" (sold by Keshet Intl.) and "Helsinki Crimes” (distributed by Oble Ent.), is betting on fewer but bigger dramas and ramping up its international co-productions within the Nordics and beyond Its revamped strategy should not be affected by its upcoming change of ownership – from Telia to
A number of prehistoric (5000–1500 BCE) rock paintings exist in Finland, mostly in the southeastern part of the country. Surprisingly, the acoustics of some sites may have made them important to the hunter-gatherers of the time.
Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) will significantly increase plainclothes ticket inspections throughout 2025. The initiative aims to prevent fare evasion and provide a more accurate picture of the extent of the issue across the public transport network.
Volatile organic compounds were found in Finland within a borehole extending over two kilometers deep. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), commonly associated with poor indoor air quality and industrial pollution,
I recently spent a weekend in the happiest place on earth. No, not Disneyland (I’d rather avoid roller coasters any way!), but Finland. Yep, the place that’s been voted the happiest country in the world for six years running in the UN World Happiness Report. And after just a few days there, I totally get why.
The company has announced it has signed a 20-year lease to run Finland's largest arena, which is set to reopen this spring
Even dedicated fans of Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters may know little of her painting career and its role in her life. We show you around a major exhibition – and uncover some info about one of the Moomin books,
Finland invested half a million euros in Pezhman Baran's education, but says he he can't even get a job at Lidl. Many educated immigrants say they have no option but to leave the country.
The Finnish Tax Administration has begun issuing pre-completed tax returns for 2024, with self-employed individuals and agricultural operators among the first to access them. These tax returns will be available in MyTax from 27–28 February,
Finnish developer SRV and Senate Properties, an unincorporated state enterprise, have embarked on a cooperative project to renovate the Pasila Government Agency Centre in Helsinki, Finland. SRV’s contract is valued at €28.
The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in some of Russia’s neighbors on the Baltic Sea.
Sweden was the first overseas tourist destination for many, if not most, Finns and Sweden was the Finnish artists’ first foreign market as they tried to follow in ABBA’s footsteps. The Sweden of Volvo and Saab was also home to about 200,000 Finns who moved there in the 1960s to build those cars.